Format:
1 online resource (XV, 298 Seiten)
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67 illus., 13 illus. in color.
Edition:
2020.
ISBN:
9783030376680
Series Statement:
International Handbooks of Population Ser. v.9
Content:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Part I: Monitoring Trends and Gaps -- 1: Operationalization of Concepts of Health and Disability -- Introduction -- Health -- The Medical Model -- WHO Definition -- EuroQOL -- Health Concept Proposed by Huber -- Self-Rated Health -- Disability -- Washington Group Questions -- WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 -- WHO Model Disability Survey -- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) -- Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI) -- Importance of Including Disability Severity -- Evolution of the Disability Concept and Importance for Public Health Policies -- Frailty -- Phenotype Model -- Cumulative Deficit Model -- Multidimensional Model -- Importance of Developing a Global Frailty Measure -- Composite Health Measures -- Conclusions -- References -- 2: Trends in Health Expectancies -- Introduction -- Defining the Different Health Scenarios -- Possible Trends in Population Health -- Trends and Scenarios Observed in Different Parts of the World -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 3: An Analysis of Macro-level Determinants of Geographic Disparities in Health Expectancies -- Background -- Review of Empirical Research Findings -- The European Union (EU) Member Countries -- The United Kingdom (UK) -- East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Republics -- Japan -- China -- Summary -- References -- 4: Monitoring Social Differentials in Health Expectancies -- Background -- Health Expectancies by Social Status -- Policy Relevance of Measuring Social Inequalities in Health Expectancies -- Defining and Measuring Social Status -- How the Social Situation of Individuals Relates to their Health -- Understanding the Determinants of Social Health Inequality -- Social Status and the Disablement Process.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030376666
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783030376666
Language:
English
Keywords:
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